Dispenser



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Patented j Aug. 2l, 1923.

DE Roi? EDGAR eoULD, or SHERMAN,-` soUrH'- DAKOTA.

DISPENSER.

, iipp'iicauon ineal July i9, 1922. sei-iai No, 576,1'31.

T all wliomic't may concern Be it known thatv I, Ln ROY E. GoULD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sherman, in the county of Minnehaha and State of South. Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Dispensers, of which the following isa specification.

This invention comprehends the provision of a vending machine, and while primarily designed for vending packages ofcigarettes or the like, itsv general application is contemplated by the claims. y

The invention embodies amongst other features, a cabinet or casing in which the saidpackages are supported in al column, and singly ejected from said cabinet or casing,

the gist of the invention residing in theV novel constructionof the ej ecting means.

The nature and. advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read'vin connection with theI accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, `combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,and wherein i .Y y j Figure lis a perspective view of the machine forming the subject matter of the present invention. y y

Figure 2 is a side elevation', partly in section, showing the normal position of the parts.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view, showingv the active position of the slide and its cooperating parts of the ej ecting mechanism.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the resilient hook-like element.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Figure 2. y

Referring to the drawings in detail, A in dicates generally a cabinet which is adapted to contain the packages of the merchandise to be vended, and it will be noted that these packages are arranged one above the other, so that they can be singly ejected from.

the cabniet in a manner to be hereinafter described. The cabinet embodies a base 11 from which rises the side walls 12, the latter being connected by a rear wall 13. The cabinet is provided with a removable cover 14, it being understood that the cabinet isfilled from the upper end thereof. Supported by the front of the cabinetare spaced parallel members 15, these being inthe nature of elongatedk strips which permit the contents of the cabinet to be viewed, the strips ter-'-t Aniinating in spaced relation to the base 11 to provide anl exitopening through which the x merchandise is ejected from the machine It will beV noted that the base 10 extends lan appreciable distance beyond the rear wall 13 to provide a support for the slide 16, whichisutilized to support the packages 1Q and also to eject these packages singly from the cabinet. Reposing upon the base 11 in juxtaposition to the wall 13 isa transverse strip v17, which is provided with a slot through which the slide 16 operates. This slide 16 is cutaway on the Vunderside thereof as at 19 j I to permit of a slight vertical movement of ward end of the slide, and terminating to provide a vertically disposed portiony 23 designed to move within the cut away portion 19 of the slide. Y

Pivoted on the underside of the base 1-1 j is a lever which has its upper end normally contactinggthe vertical disposed portion ofthe resilient hook-like element above described, and the lever is maintained in thisv position through the instrumentality of a spring 25, one end of which is secured to the base, and the other end secured to the adjacent evtremity of a lever 25. Also se-` cured to the lower end of this lever 25 vis one end of an operating rod 27, the latter being.- disposed beneathand parallel with the base 11, and operating through a strip 28 secured to the underside of the base 11. The rod terminates to provide a linger receiving loop 29, and this rod controls the operation of the ej ecting mechanism. Y

Arranged at both sides of the slide 16, are eXtensile springs 30, which have corresponding extremities secured to the transverse strip 17, while the remaining extremities of slide is retracted against the tension of these springs t0 allow one of the packages 10 to i,

fall upon the base 11, the springs subse- Vquently operating to move the slide across rlhe operation of the machine is as ollows LAs above stated, the parts are normally arranged in the manner illustrated in Fig-kr ure 2, and when it is desired to obtain a package l0, the rod 27 is pulled forwardly, thereby moving the lever 25 upon its pivot in a direction toA force the slide 16 rearwardly through the strip 17, to one side of the column ot packages l0, thereby allowins'the packages to fall uponthe base ll. lncid'ent to this movement ot the slide 16, the springs are placed under tension, and when the rod 27 is movedthe limit in the direction just mentioned, the upper end of vthe lever 25 passes beyond the vertical por- 'tion 23 of the hook-like element, thereby releasino` the slide 1G, whereupon the latter 1s liorcibly moved across the base ll through the cabinet to' eject the loivermost package l()r as will be readily understood. rlhis po sition of the parts is shown in AFigure 3, wherein the spring 25 is also placed under tension,

lllhen the rod 27 is released, the spring 26 functions 'to return the rod and lever 25 to normal position, While the rebound ol the up 30 returns the slide to its normal position. ilsV the lever 25 returns to its normal position, it contacts the hook-like portion of the resilient element 2l, vbut as this 'portion is allowed a slight vertical movelment Within the cut awva )ortion 19 ot the tages of the invention Will be readily apparent, l desireto have it understood that l do not limit myself to what is 'herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to' When desired asv tall within the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim is l. Avending machine of the character described comprising aV cabinet including` a base, said cabinetv having an outlet opening, a slide operating on said base and through the cabinet, resilient elements associated with said slide, a resilient hook-like element supported by said slide andl arrangedto ,perH` i 4mit oi' slight vertical movement of the bill thereof, a lever pivoted on the base and normally engaging the bill of said hook, an operating` rod connected with the lever and actuating` the latter upon movement of the rod in one direction to retractl said slide against the ktension Vot said yieldable elements, said elements operating to rvactuateA the slide through the cabinet When releasedv from said lever, resilient means for normally return? ing the lever and said rodto normal posi tion, and the bill of said hook yielding to permit the machine to pass said hook on its return movement. Y V

2. A vending machine of the character described comprising a cabinetincluding base and havingan outlet opening,"a slide arranged to operate onv the base, yieldabl-e means associated With the slide,'means for retracting the slideY against the tension of said yieldable means and including a piv-Y oted lever, said slide having a shoulder against which said lever operates, a resilient lioolr like element associated With said slide andjincluding a portion arranged parallel With said shoulder, a headed element projecting from said shoulder, and said portion the element having a slotreceiving said element, andpermitting the hook to yield as it passes over the lever in one direction.

ln testimony whereof l alix my signature.V

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